This error may appear anytime a Windows Update fails. To investigate possible solutions, we need to start with the specific error code. We can do this by viewing your update history. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen (or, if you're using a mouse, pointing to the lower-right corner of the screen and moving the mouse pointer up), and tap or click Settings . Tap or click Change PC settings , and then Update and recovery . Tap or click View your update history . View failed update error code. Please post here with your error code, so that the Community can try to help guide you appropriately.

Although this is an old dated thread, it has been interesting to follow as people have transitioned through various updates and error codes over the many months. It exemplifies how problems that can crop up under mysterious circumstances but eventually often find resolution.

Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB4015217) This nearly three-year old thread which [Sharath Srinivasa abandoned quite some time ago] concerned Windows 8.1. You will find appropriate support for Windows 10 by beginning your own, new thread in this forum => http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update-winupdate Have a wonderful time!

This is the error that keeps coming up on mine. I've been trying to update this for 5 days and it keeps coming back with the same error code. Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB4015217)

Having the same issue, cannot complete my updates, also cannot do one step recovery, now what without doing factory restore, not having major problems mostly flash player problems but consistently, so I know I am having driver issues, but cannot run scan to fix it

morons microsoft morons, Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB3213986) - this has failed at least 10 times since 10/Jan/2017. there is no error code but this is what happens everytime win 10 updates. win 10 home version updates automatically - when I click shutdown - there are only three options (update and shutdown, update and restart or cancel) - have no choice but to choose update and shutdown. it will take 15 minutes to shutdown when I restart next time, it applies and configures for another 15 minutes, but it will shutdown again and then restart, then it throws this message that it cant apply changes and all changes will be undone. after 10 mins it will restart. I am not able to shutdown at all. I just close the laptop in sleep mode. this is horrible. what the **** do you mircosoft morons do..ever since idnian dogs are used to develop and QA, things have gone sh1tty. if u morons do have a solution, reply to ******@gmail.com

Error: We couldn’t complete the updates, Undoing changes. Don’t turn off your computer.

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This error may appear anytime a Windows Update fails. To investigate possible solutions, we need to start with the specific error code.

We can do this by viewing your update history.

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen (or, if you're using a mouse, pointing to the lower-right corner of the screen and moving the mouse pointer up), and tap or click Settings.
Tap or click Change PC settings, and then Update and recovery.
Tap or click View your update history.

View failed update error code.

Please post here with your error code, so that the Community can try to help guide you appropriately.

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2017-04-19T23:50:30+00:00

Although this is an old dated thread, it has been interesting to follow as people have transitioned through various updates and error codes over the many months. It exemplifies how problems that can crop up under mysterious circumstances but eventually often find resolution.
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2017-04-19T23:23:53+00:00

Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB4015217)

This nearly three-year old thread which [Sharath Srinivasa abandoned quite some time ago] concerned Windows 8.1.

You will find appropriate support for Windows 10 by beginning your own, new thread in this forum => http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update-winupdate

Have a wonderful time!
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2017-04-19T22:39:45+00:00

This is the error that keeps coming up on mine.

I've been trying to update this for 5 days and it keeps coming back with the same error code.

Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB4015217)
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2017-03-18T18:04:18+00:00

Having the same issue, cannot complete my updates, also cannot do one step recovery, now what without doing factory restore, not having major problems mostly flash player problems but consistently, so I know I am having driver issues, but cannot run scan to fix it
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2017-01-31T16:00:49+00:00

morons microsoft morons,

Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB3213986) - this has failed at least 10 times since 10/Jan/2017. there is no error code but this is what happens everytime win 10 updates.

win 10 home version updates automatically - when I click shutdown - there are only three options (update and shutdown, update and restart or cancel) - have no choice but to choose update and shutdown.

it will take 15 minutes to shutdown

when I restart next time, it applies and configures for another 15 minutes, but it will shutdown again and then restart, then it throws this message that it cant apply changes and all changes will be undone. after 10 mins it will restart.

I am not able to shutdown at all. I just close the laptop in sleep mode. this is horrible.

what the **** do you mircosoft morons do..ever since idnian dogs are used to develop and QA, things have gone sh1tty.

if u morons do have a solution, reply to ******@gmail.com
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